Answer:
Sacred music is composed with different keys, timing and conventions to convey joy, surprise, sadness, grief, seriousness, fear, wonder and pain. A more limited emotional range.
There are a few exceptions and they have caused disapproval and misunderstanding among religious listeners. The classic case is Rossini's "Stabat Mater" 1841 and especially his anthem "Cujus animam gementem" [See His weeping soul.] It is composed in a lyrical style with cadences and "strides" more typical of a Rossini comic opera. But is it is an exception and stands out because of that.
See the performance below. It starts sounding sacred but soon jumps into an operatic "jaunty" style. You can imagine how it was criticized at the time. One cardinal said, "Non sufficiente dolore e lutto e fin troppa musica." [Not sufficient pain and grief and far too much music.]
Incidentally, it is one of the most difficult tenor pieces ever composed, which antagonized churchmen even more. Ordinary church singers couldn't possibly sing it: only operatic tenors.
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- Sana Maka-Tulong
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